The C.C.C. In Union County Part 2

This article will continue the story of the C.C.C. in Union County from the book "From Hearth And Hoe: Union County, Tennessee 1910-1940". "Men signed up in droves.They were organized into 1,330 army-like companies. Fort Benning was a focal point of C.C.C. activity; the base was flooded with C.C.C. applicants. There they were issued clothing, assigned pay accounts, given physicals, and after a couple of weeks training, shipped to camps in the field.